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Its the proper outcome for this. JT needs to score political points fast. He needs to do something quickly with NAFTA and the Trans mountain pipeline. At this point in time he's playing politics.

He's useless, sorry, he is..I was reading another forum, this is all about buying his way for a UN seat..nothing to do with NAFTA or any pipeline

Trudeau (imo) needs to worry about the upcoming election because it looks like (from the news last night) the country is turning PC blue. Trudeau can worry about a seat at the UN general assembly later, after if he gets reelected. The way things are going JT might win a minority election. Better a devil you know then one you don't.

Its the proper outcome for this. JT needs to score political points fast. He needs to do something quickly with NAFTA and the Trans mountain pipeline. At this point in time he's playing politics.

He's useless, sorry, he is..I was reading another forum, this is all about buying his way for a UN seat..nothing to do with NAFTA or any pipeline

Trudeau (imo) needs to worry about the upcoming election because it looks like (from the news last night) the country is turning PC blue. Trudeau can worry about a seat on the UN security council later, after if he gets reelected. The way things are going JT might win a minority election. Better a devil you know then one you don't.

People are seeing right through JT..murderers going to healing circles, murderers getting funding for PTSD..he wants to pass bill C69- no more pipelines..WTF is he thinking..

Its the proper outcome for this. JT needs to score political points fast. He needs to do something quickly with NAFTA and the Trans mountain pipeline. At this point in time he's playing politics.

He's useless, sorry, he is..I was reading another forum, this is all about buying his way for a UN seat..nothing to do with NAFTA or any pipeline

Trudeau (imo) needs to worry about the upcoming election because it looks like (from the news last night) the country is turning PC blue. Trudeau can worry about a seat on the UN security council later, after if he gets reelected. The way things are going JT might win a minority election. Better a devil you know then one you don't.

People are seeing right through JT..murderers going to healing circles, murderers getting funding for PTSD..he wants to pass bill C69- no more pipelines..WTF is he thinking..

Its the proper outcome for this. JT needs to score political points fast. He needs to do something quickly with NAFTA and the Trans mountain pipeline. At this point in time he's playing politics.

He's useless, sorry, he is..I was reading another forum, this is all about buying his way for a UN seat..nothing to do with NAFTA or any pipeline

Trudeau (imo) needs to worry about the upcoming election because it looks like (from the news last night) the country is turning PC blue. Trudeau can worry about a seat on the UN security council later, after if he gets reelected. The way things are going JT might win a minority election. Better a devil you know then one you don't.

People are seeing right through JT..murderers going to healing circles, murderers getting funding for PTSD..he wants to pass bill C69- no more pipelines..WTF is he thinking..

Its the proper outcome for this. JT needs to score political points fast. He needs to do something quickly with NAFTA and the Trans mountain pipeline. At this point in time he's playing politics.

He's useless, sorry, he is..I was reading another forum, this is all about buying his way for a UN seat..nothing to do with NAFTA or any pipeline

Trudeau (imo) needs to worry about the upcoming election because it looks like (from the news last night) the country is turning PC blue. Trudeau can worry about a seat on the UN security council later, after if he gets reelected. The way things are going JT might win a minority election. Better a devil you know then one you don't.

People are seeing right through JT..murderers going to healing circles, murderers getting funding for PTSD..he wants to pass bill C69- no more pipelines..WTF is he thinking..

I'm hoping it drives people like you to leave Canada forever.

Hmm. Racists, people engaging in gross generalizations or having nonsensical stereotypes - don’t they often seem to have some simplistic one-dimensional view of others, lumping them together as if they are all the same?

What makes this even more humiliating for Trudeau is that the one person holding up a phone as if they cared about what Trudeau was saying, is a member of the PMO staff.

If you're someone who votes Liberal because "Hyuk hyuk hyuk, I'm a proud Canuck, get free beer when I'm backpacking because everyone loves the maple leaf!", you're not gonna switch your vote just because Trudeau drew an underwhelming crowd at the UN.

And you're ESPECIALLY not going to switch to the Conservatives, who, according to tbe Liberal mythology, are the sole reason Canadian backpackers weren't getting free beer from the locals during the decade before Trudeau.

What makes this even more humiliating for Trudeau is that the one person holding up a phone as if they cared about what Trudeau was saying, is a member of the PMO staff.

If you're someone who votes Liberal because "Hyuk hyuk hyuk, I'm a proud Canuck, get free beer when I'm backpacking because everyone loves the maple leaf!", you're not gonna switch your vote just because Trudeau drew an underwhelming crowd at the UN.

And you're ESPECIALLY not going to switch to the Conservatives, who, according to the Liberal mythology, are the sole reason Canadian backpackers weren't getting free beer from the locals during the decade before Trudeau.

The media didn't mention this, but they made hay when it happened to PM Harper..that is why I wanted it noted. As to the beer ec, I have no idea what you're trying to say

What makes this even more humiliating for Trudeau is that the one person holding up a phone as if they cared about what Trudeau was saying, is a member of the PMO staff.

If you're someone who votes Liberal because "Hyuk hyuk hyuk, I'm a proud Canuck, get free beer when I'm backpacking because everyone loves the maple leaf!", you're not gonna switch your vote just because Trudeau drew an underwhelming crowd at the UN.

And you're ESPECIALLY not going to switch to the Conservatives, who, according to the Liberal mythology, are the sole reason Canadian backpackers weren't getting free beer from the locals during the decade before Trudeau.

The media didn't mention this, but they made hay when it happened to PM Harper..that is why I wanted it noted. As to the beer ec, I have no idea what you're trying to say

Sorry if throwing in the beer confused the allusion. I was referring to the kind of people who think that Harper ruined our reputation on the world stage(hence, we couldn't wear maple leafs abroad), but JT has restored us to some previous status as global icons.

I'm saying the kind of person who believes that isn't going to be swayed by seeing a photo of "Justin" addressing a near-empty room at the UN. It's not the kind of belief that depends on empirical evidence.

I take a lot of pot shots too. So I’m not throwing stones from my glass house. (Actually maybe I am. Better get the bandaids out.)

Just reminding people:

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Nope, no kvetching. Just wondering what happened between "Everything's great" to "I'm crossing the floor". If she'd had a history about disagreeing with Trudeau, I could see it.

And I like your calling a Liberal crossing to Conservative is a strong female but a Conservative crossing to the Liberals is a snotty, rich girl. Shows that you're more interested in which direction they go as opposed as to why.

The lowest unemployment rate in 40 years. The fastest growing wages in a decade. The lowest debt-to-GDP ratio among G7 nations. Delivering remarks in French and English, Trudeau offered flurry of statistics in a bid to convince the audience of CEOs before him—including the top executives of Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, and SAP—that his government was worth betting on.“We’re the only G7 country with a free trade deal with every other G7 country,” he said. “This is Canada’s moment to lead, and we’re making it easy for you to lead with us.”

But what about the tribalism creeping across the globe? Isn’t that a problem for business? Trudeau wasn’t terribly flustered by the prospect. “In three years, Canada was able to close a free trade deal with Europe…and moved forward on saving NAFTA,” making progress at a time “when trade deals aren’t in fashion anymore,” he said. Why? Because Canada understands what’s motivating individual citizens.

There's not very many positive posts in this thread, it's a lot easier to focus on mistakes and things we disagree with (after all, there's plenty to criticize) and not notice the good things, so just a reminder that there are some positives right now as well.

Great comment...When the Liberals assumed power, Canada had 3 major pipelines in final stage approval process and one in limbo (Keystone). Investment capital was moving into the oil sands for the longer term and oil prices were starting to recover. Then the Sock Puppet put a tanker ban in to scuttle the Northern Gateway, Denis the Polluter in Montreal helped stage an end to Energy East ( aided by Liberals eco nuts) but at least we had Kinder Morgan. What could wrong? Robed idiots, loons and Liberal financial spending has put us on the verge of being an investment wasteland.

"We know what happens” each time there’s an industrial revolution, Trudeau said, and most experts believe we’re currently living through the fourth. “There is a transition time when a whole lot of people get disrupted out of their jobs ”until new jobs are created, he said. “You can either drag your heels and try to hold out with the current model…or dive into it."

it's just that either the headline writer or the typesetter got it wrong.

i think it was meant to read "Justin Trudeau: 'This Is Canada's Moment to Leaf'".

and that at some point he might also have said "things aren't really getting any better but we are hopeful that pretty soon people won't mind as much".

Basically he's saying give in to everything Trump wants. Yeah, that works out really well.

From the link above.

Zekelman said he was making those claims based on his personal connections with U.S. President Donald Trump's circle; he said he has dined with Trump and has met with Lighthizer. He said he believes the Americans will drop their 25 per cent tariff on steel if Canada agrees to limit its exports into the U.S. through a quota system.

"This can be solved. Literally, I can do it this afternoon," Zekelman said. "How do I know that? I've talked to Mr. Lighthizer myself."

[FONT="]Saudi air raid attacks a bus load of children....this is the kind of people the Saudis are. Canada can’t do a half assed job of this, they started this trade war with a simple tweet and look where it’s gone. Afraid of ruffling feathers?...too late, should be all or nothing.

Saudi air raid attacks a bus load of children....this is the kind of people the Saudis are. Canada canít do a half assed job of this, they started this trade war with a simple tweet and look where itís gone. Afraid of ruffling feathers?...too late, should be all or nothing.

The PM assures is that our privacy will be protected. But wouldnít explain as to why this info is needed in the first place. No damn way would I want anyone to have this info....itís called private for a reason

“We were told that this kind of information is used to gain insight into various consumer trends, such as tourism and travel. It also helps in validating other necessary information such as household addresses and residential occupancy,” he added.

ie what Stats Canada does with all the data they collect. Stats Canada doesn't just collect data for fun. Having current information is extremely useful for allowing the government to be proactive instead of reactive.

ie what Stats Canada does with all the data they collect. Stats Canada doesn't just collect data for fun. Having current information is extremely useful for allowing the government to be proactive instead of reactive.

Well they are not going to go into my bank account, feel free to volunteer

I so wish JT would SHUT UP. The fact that he would say "your privacy will be protected" is proof that he doesn't know what he is talking about. More and more we find out about online security breaches as they happen, our credit cards are compromised and accounts get hacked.

And the data remains private... Once the data is compiled by Stats Canada it will be made anonymous in order to remove personal identifiers, according to Tebrake.

Personally I wouldn’t be concerned if they got our banking, brokerage or any other financial information for statistical purposes. However I don’t believe for a minute that it’s secure. Everything is getting hacked these days.

I wouldn’t even mind if the Feds prepared my tax returns by taking all my financial information, cash flows and net savings (if any) and then just had me review it for minor modifications, accuracy, etc.

I disagree, no matter what they say. I think it is naive to think they do not.

Well, that's your opinion, we're all allowed them..
I've seen a lot of backlash on this
If the banks allow this, every Dept can look into your bank account. Our bank and our bank manger so far have said they haven't signed off on anything..stay tuned.

No that's not shocking, wanting info on MY bank account and activities surrounding that account is! they can go with this on a a voluntary basis , because some people are just fine with it...choose them!

No that's not shocking, wanting info on MY bank account and activities surrounding that account is! they can go with this on a a voluntary basis , because some people are just fine with it...choose them!

No that's not shocking, wanting info on MY bank account and activities surrounding that account is! they can go with this on a a voluntary basis , because some people are just fine with it...choose them!

No that's not shocking, wanting info on MY bank account and activities surrounding that account is! they can go with this on a a voluntary basis , because some people are just fine with it...choose them!

No that's not shocking, wanting info on MY bank account and activities surrounding that account is! they can go with this on a a voluntary basis , because some people are just fine with it...choose them!

Remember when you threw a hissy fit and told me I was blocked? What a big lie that was. As for pitiful, its certainly pitiful the way you act when someone returns the favours you leave all over the forum.

Hmm so all the BS from JT about a healing lodge for a killer, and a killer is back behind bars! Thank you opposition and public outrage
JT stands to defend statscan and our banking info, and it's now being put on hold due to opposition, and public outrage..come on boy, you're losing!!

“Saudi Arabia’s central bank and state pension funds have also ordered overseas asset managers to sell off Canadian investments, according to a report by the Financial Times.

“What’s really needed is the prime minister to get on a plane and get over to Riyadh and try to resolve this issue,” said Baird, now senior advisor with Bennett Jones. “That’s in the interests of Canada and Canadian workers and the Canadian people.”

Baird added Canada should treat Saudi Arabia like an ally, especially in light of London, Ont.-based General Dynamics Land Systems’ $15-billion contract to supply military vehicles to the kingdom. The deal with Saudi Arabia was struck by former prime minister Stephen Harper in 2014.

“I don’t think they’ve handled this issue well,” Baird said. “When you sign a $15-billion arms deal, [Saudi Arabia] sort of expect a thank you, especially from the 3,000 jobs that are really at risk in London, Ont. We should be standing beside a friend and ally like Saudi Arabia.”

Baird also added that geopolitical strategy should be considered in keeping the Saudis happy.

“They have the threat from the Islamic State next door that would love to take Mecca and Medina. We want them to be able to defend themselves,” he said. “We don’t want Iran – they’ve already taken out the government in Yemen – and obviously the Saudis are pushing back against Iran.”
Baird also said that the current regime is working towards modernization.
“We share the same interests as the Saudis, but we disagree on some values,” Baird said.
...”

How I miss Harper... much better speaker and way more educated than Justin

He's a very smart man. Most people want the self centered, selfie type now. The type that businesses don't want to do business with, poor Canada..the worst is yet to come!

Yep, the future of Canada is not looking too good right now. Years of stalled pipelines, lax immigration laws and a weak federal government are all coming home to roost now. Our economy is not doing so well, business sentiment is low, increased entitlements at all levels of governments - I wonder if the sun is finally setting on Canada.... We had it good for a long time I suppose, and it was good while it lasted. Nothing lasts forever in the end.